The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics brings together the best scholars in the field offering an unrivalled coverage of the politics (broadly defined) of the country over the past 50 years. The Handbook includes eight sections. First, it looks at the past and present by making an overview of Portuguese political developments since democratization in the 1970s. Second, it looks at political institutions as the building blocks of Portuguese democracy. The third section examines mass politics and voters, that is, a thorough analysis of the demand-side of mass politics.
The fourth section turns to the supply side of mass-politics by looking at parties and the party system. The fifth section looks at the Portuguese society by unpacking a plethora of societal aspects with direct implications for politics. The sixth section examines governance and public policies, with a view to understanding how a constellation of public policies has an impact on the quality of governance and in fostering well-being. The seventh section looks at Portugal and the European Union. The eighth and final section unpacks Portuguese foreign policy and defence.
Table of Contents:
- Past and Present
- From Problematic Laggard to Star of the South? The Comparative Significance of the Portuguese Case | Robert M. Fishman
- Democratization and its Legacies | António Costa Pinto & André Paris
- Dealing with the Authoritarian Past | Filipa Raimundo
- Social, Economic, and Demographic Change during the Portuguese Democracy (1974-2020) | Luciano Amaral
- Empire and Decolonization in Portuguese Africa | Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo & José Pedro Monteiro
- The Centre-Left and the Radical Left in Portuguese Democracy | André Freire
- The Right and Far-Right in the Portuguese Democracy | Riccardo Marchi & André Azevedo Alves
- Political Institutions
- Semi-Presidentialism in Portugal: Academic Quarrels Amidst Institutional Stability | Octavio Amorim Neto
- The Role of the Portuguese Parliament | Eunice Goes & Cristina Leston-Bandeira
- Executive Politics | Pedro Silveira & Patrícia Silva
- Judicial Politics in Portugal | Nuno Garoupa & Lydia Tiede
- Electoral System | Jorge M. Fernandes
- Bureaucracy and Public Administration | António F. Tavares
- Decentralization and Local Politics | Filipe Teles
- Mass Politics and Voters
- Portuguese National Identity: Historical Constructions and Contemporary Expressions | José Sobral & Jorge Vala
- Citizens and Politics: Support and Engagement | Pedro C. Magalhães
- Election Campaigns | José Santana-Pereira
- Voting Behaviour | Ignacio Lago
- Electoral Turnout | João Cancela
- Mass Media and Political Communication | Susana Salgado
- Parties and Party System
- Candidate Selection in Portugal | Carlos Jalali & Edalina Rodrigues Sanches
- Political Elites and Executive Leadership | Pedro Tavares de Almeida
- Political Parties and Party System | Fernando Bizzarro & Mafalda Pratas
- Parties and Political Representation | Ana Maria Belchior & Conceição Pequito
- Plus Ça Change? Party Regulation in Portugal (1974-2020) | Ingrid van Biezen & Fernando Casal Bértoa
- Society
- Gender and Politics in Portugal | Ana Espírito-Santo & Ana Catalano Weeks
- Interest Groups, Business Associations and Unions | Marco Lisi & João Loureiro
- Emigration and Immigration in Portugal | João Carvalho
- Movements at the Border. Conflict and Protest in Portugal | Guya Accornero & Pedro Ramos Pinto
- The Relations Between the Catholic Church and the Political Arena in Portugal | Madalena Meyer Resende
- Social and Economic Inequality | Carlos Farinha Rodrigues
- Governance and Public Policies
- The Portuguese Welfare State | Amílcar Moreira & Miguel Glatzer
- Portuguese Labour Market Governance in Comparative Perspective | Alexandre Afonso
- The Portuguese Macroeconomic Policy Framework | Fernando Alexandre & Pedro Bação
- Education Policies | Ana Balcão Reis
- Health Policies | Céu Mateus
- Political Corruption in Portugal | Luís de Sousa & Susana Coroado
- Taxation and Accountability at the Local Level | Mariana Lopes da Fonseca
- Portugal and the Challenges of Economic Globalization | João Amador
- Portugal and the European Union
- Portugal and the European Monetary Union | Margarida Duarte
- Portugal in the European Union: Chronicling a Transformative Journey | Laura Ferreira-Pereira
- Politicising Europe: How It Affects Domestic Political Competition in Portugal | Marina Costa Lobo
- Bailout Politics in Portugal (2008-2020) | Catherine Moury & Elisabetta De Giorgi
- Foreign Policy and Defence
- Portuguese Foreign Policy | Maria Raquel Freire
- Portugal and Brazil | Andrés Malamud & Pedro Seabra
- Portugal and Africa | Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
- Security and Geostrategy | Bruno Oliveira Martins & Daniel Pinéu
- The Military and Defence Policies | Helena Carreiras
